Participation in the 2016 DMEC Leave Management Survey jumped 18% to 1,132 respondents, highlighting the growing importance of this compliance area for employers. The survey white paper, the sixth in … Read More
Expanding the National Discussion: Federal Paid Family Leave
Beyond Maternal Benefits Will the federal government provide a uniform national approach to paid family leave, or will this new benefit continue to be driven by a patchwork of state … Read More
Program Showcase: Injury Counselor for RTW
Bridging the Return-to-Work Gap with an Injury Counselor By Sherri Bryant, AIC-M Injury Counselor Team Lead Lockton Companies By Andrew Barklage, CPDM VP, Claims Cost Control Manager Lockton Companies Safety … Read More
RTW Case Study: Compassionate Communications
A Holistic Approach in Case Management: What’s Really on the Employee’s Mind? By Darlene E. Arroyo, RN, BS, COHN-S Manager, North America Disability Programs Johnson & Johnson “Treat someone the … Read More
RTW Makeover: Mental Health Comorbidities
Mental Health Comorbidities Warrant Expert Advice By Dr. Michael Lacroix Associate Medical Director Aetna Disability You’ve no doubt heard that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” … Read More
Wrestling with ADA, FMLA, and Overtime: “No-Overtime” Leaves
FMLA Challenges During an Employee’s “No-Overtime” Leave By Marti Cardi, JD VP Product Compliance Matrix Absence Management An employee may be entitled to take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: State and Federal Employment Laws
Demystifying the Linkage of Federal and State Employment Laws By Lais Washington, JD Director of Compliance Liberty Mutual Group Insurance Workplace injuries often trigger state workers’ compensation laws. However, on-the-job … Read More
Ask the Accommodation Experts: Re-setting Employee Expectations
How to Re-set Employee Expectations When Healthcare Providers Step Outside Their Role By Jenny Haykin, MA Integrated Leaves & Accommodations Puget Sound Energy By Tom Sproger, MS Ergonomics Consultant Solutions … Read More
Absence Matters: Compliance Programs
Do Your Compliance Programs Measure Up? By Bryon Bass SVP, Disability and Absence Practice & Compliance Sedgwick For compliance purposes, employers need to be aware of the enforcement agenda of … Read More
Untangling the ADA, FMLA, WC Web: Workplace Policies
Best Practice #1: Review Workplace Policies to Ensure Flexibility By Matthew Bahl, JD Dir. Health & Productivity Analytics Prudential Group Insurance By Kristin Tugman, PhD VP Health & Productivity Analytics … Read More
Overcoming the Disability Epidemic: Behavioral Job Duties
A Practical Approach to Behavioral Job Duties By Les Kertay, PhD, ABPP, LP Chief Medical Officer R3 Continuum “Job demands” are a critical but often overlooked aspect of managing compliance … Read More
The Future of Leave Management: Consumerization Trends – Part 2
By Erin Faverty VP of Customer Success LeaveLogic Our first column demonstrated how the employee experience is driving the consumerization of leave management through emerging technologies. This second installment of … Read More
Piecing Together the Integration Puzzle: Compliance Pitfalls
What Compliance Pitfalls Look Like in the Trenches By Linda Croushore Sr. Director, Disability Services UPMC WorkPartners If you are like me, you attend many webinars and read many articles … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Your Contribution. Your DMEC.
By Terri Rhodes, MBA, CPDM, CCMP CEO DMEC Your participation with DMEC helped produce three important, just-published resources that take the pulse of and report on key industry trends. Results … Read More
DMEC News: March 2017
Welcome New National Sponsors DMEC’s National sponsors are a committed group of supplier organizations that help us deliver on our mission and vision of providing focused education for absence and … Read More
Compliance Memos: March 2017
By John C. Garner, CEBS, CLU, CFCI, CMC Chief Compliance Officer Bolton & Co. 6th Circuit: Failure to Provide FMLA Notice Is Interference In Casagrande vs. OhioHealth, the employer failed … Read More
January 2017: Electronic PDF
January 2017 Emerging Technologies and Integration This is the first @Work issue to examine emerging technologies and absence integration. The articles have been written with a specific focus on your … Read More
Expand Your Toolkit: Accessible Design and Assistive Technologies
Accessible Design and Assistive Technologies For ADA & Recruiting and Retention Accessible website design and assistive technologies are giving employers two powerful new avenues to comply with the Americans with … Read More
Technology Opens New Leave Management Program Options
By Karen English Partner Spring Consulting Group As leave law complexity continues to increase, the interaction of all these laws has also become more involved. We have federal, state, and … Read More
Program Showcase: ARUP Laboratories
Leveraging Multiple Technologies and Managing Their Potential Conflicts Technology to automate leave management is offering a rich field of choices for program basics. But employers must be prepared to assess … Read More